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24 alternatives to DrawType

The Drawing Keyboard

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DrawType launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SketchCasts▲212

   A weekly screencast, all about how to use Sketch

   2014 · sketchcasts.net · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Sketchbook Project▲87

   A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Draw.io▲132

   Create and share diagrams easily

   2013 · draw.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Drawft▲69

   Communicate with drawings - in real time

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AirType▲85

   The keyless keyboard of the future

   2014 · miraclegroupauto.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SketchBook by Autodesk▲91

   Professional-grade drawing and painting app

   2014 · sketchbook.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pen Type-A▲58

   A minimal pen and ruler sleeve

   2014 · shop.cwandt.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sketchat▲90

   Sketch + chat. Messaging with drawing.

   2015 · sketch.at · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sketch Tricks▲145

   Articles for Sketch

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Goji▲227

    The Keyboard for Fun

    2014 · goji.me · its alternatives →

11. 11
    emoji.ink▲76

    Draw with emojis

    2015 · emoji.ink · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Master Sketch▲89

    Web’s first educational resource devoted to Sketch

    2014 · fastpng.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Search Google by Drawing▲66

    Google using a drawing

    2014 · search-by-drawing.fullstackoptimization.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sketch Talk▲88

    A community for Sketch users of all skill levels

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AxiDraw▲92

    Personal drawing and writing machine

    2016 · shop.evilmadscientist.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Universal Typeface▲100

    Unifying the world’s handwriting

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Emoji Brush▲104

    Draw with emoji

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Typecast▲85

    Design for the reader by putting type first

    2014 · monotype.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sketch Toolbox▲128

    A super simple plugin manager for Sketch

    2014 · sketchtoolbox.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sketch Notebook Plugin▲114

    Documenting Sketchapp artboards made easy

    2014 · marcosvid.al · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Matter▲127

    An expanding UI Kit for Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Penboard▲108

    Communicate with animated drawings from your iOS keyboard

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sketch This▲127

    Daily drawing challenges

    2015 · heidi.deviantart.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bitwig▲66

    Sketch for Audio

    2014 · bitwig.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →